Little Italy Restaurant in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH/LUNCH BRUNCH/LUNCH
  • All Items $15 Unless Stated
  • Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
  • $6 Eggs on toast
    • 2 eggs the way you like poached, scrambled or fried. Served on toasted Turkish bread.
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Hot Cakes
    • Served with mixed berry compote, freshly whipped cream & lashing of icing sugar.
  • Mussel Chowder
    • Creamy traditional chowder with NZ green lipped mussels, potatoes and bacon. Served with toasted bread.
  • Smoked Chicken Salad
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad
    • Marinated beef strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • Camembert & Chicken Melt
    • Chargrilled chicken thigh & baked camembert cheese. Served on crisp toasted ciabatta bread topped with cranberry jelly.
  • Bishops Fish n Chips.
    • A twist on an old classic, Panko crumbed Orange Roughy, served with steak fries and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli.
  • Philly Steak Roll
    • Angus Rump Steak, Philly style. Topped with Swiss cheese finished under the grill. Accompanied with southern seasoned crispy fries.
  • Mushroom and Almond Risotto
    • Finished with parmesan cheese and baby spinach.
  • Roast of the Day $12.95
    • Your waiter will advise you on the day’s selection.
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • Available from 5pm
  • STARTERS
  • Garlic Loaf $9.50
    • Served with homemade garlic & herb butter.
  • Cheesy Pesto Sticks $12.00
    • Baked Turkish bread topped with lashings of basil pesto and cheddar cheese.
  • Seafood Chowder $14.80
    • Creamy thick traditional chowder with bacon, mussels, cuttlefish and prawns. Served with grilled bread.
  • Chicken Pate $14.00
    • Kath’s secret recipe with chicken livers, bacon and lager. Served with onion relish, pickles and balsamic sticks.
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns $16.00
    • Served with a rocket salad with spring onion and cherry tomatoes. Accompanied with charred lime and sour cream.
  • SALADS
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $16.50
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
    • Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • ALL PIZZAS – $20.00
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • Thai Mushroom & Roasted Capsicum
    • Sliced mushrooms, roasted peppers, feta cheese on a sweet thai chilli base topped with basil pesto.
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chick pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ.
  • Chicken & Pistachio Penne $19.80
    • Tender chicken thigh, roasted pistachio bits, feta cheese, fresh basil & penne pasta. Tossed with cream and basil pesto.
  • Bacon & Pea Alfredo Fettucine $18.50
    • Crispy bacon bits, baby peas & tri colour fettuccine, mixed in traditional Alfredo sauce.
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Teriyaki Salmon Fillet $27.50
    • Grilled Succulent Salmon brushed with teriyaki sauce. Served on Asian chilli soft vermicelli noodles with sauteed bok choy green beans and peanuts. Accompanied with sesame soy sauce.
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • FROM THE LAND
  • Supreme Chicken $25.50
    • Char-grilled bacon wrapped chicken breast, served on potato gratin with garlic sautéed baby carrots, finished with creamy basil pesto sauce.
  • Confit Pork Belly $24.50
    • Belly of the Pig slowly roasted in seasoned spiced oil. Served on a curry kumara and carrot salad with pan seared Asian greens. Topped with plum & tamarillo chutney.
  • “Shank Heaps” $24.00
    • Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
  • *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
  • Charred Vegetable Skewers $23.00
    • Button mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, polenta chips and sun dried tomato skewers, brushed with chilli oil then char-grilled. Served with buttery new potatoes, sautéed spinach finished with coriander lime sauce.
  • FROM THE GRILL
  • Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
    • Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
  • All steaks served on a potato and herb rosti, with bacon wrapped green beans, and sauteed field mushrooms.
  • Add a sauce of your choice for $2.00
    • Creamy Mushroom, Basil Pesto, Green Peppercorn, Roasted Capsicum, Diane Sauce
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • SWEET ENDINGS
  • ALL DESSERTS $12.50
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Chocolate Brownie Cup
    • Served hot with vanilla ice cream & lashings of chocolate ganache.
  • Berry Mousse
    • Homemade with white chocolate shards & whipped cream.
  • Ice Cream Trilogy
    • Caramel Cookie, Mochaccino & Peaches n Cream. With a selection of sweet sauces.
  • Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
    • Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
  • Assortment of Tea’s & Coffees $4.50 small $5.00 large
BAR MENU BAR MENU
  • Chef’s Platter $25.00
    • Vege Samosas, Salami, Hoki Bites, Southern Chicken Sticks, Salt & pepper Squid, Battered Pineapple Rings
  • Tasting Plate $28.00
    • Sticky chicken wings, Bbq Ribs, Prawn cutlets, BBQ pork steam bun, Broccoli & ricotta balls, Pesto sticks
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger $15.00
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli
  • Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
  • Available all day
  • Bishop’s Wicked Wings
    • Your choice of 500gm OR 1kg with one of the following sauces: Whiskey BBQ, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki Orange, Jamaican Jerk
  • 500gm – $15.00
  • 1Kg – $22.50
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Bishop’s BBQ Ribs 350Gms $15.50
  • Cheese & Bacon Wedges $11.50
    • Served with chimichurri sour cream and capsicum salsa.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • 1K Mussel Pots $23.50
    • Your choice of 2 flavours: Kath’s Famous Cream Curry Sauce OR Garlic Butter & Lager
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • All Meals $10
  • Hot Dog & Chips
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Mini Bacon, Pineapple & Mozzarella
  • Pizza
  • All kid’s meals are served with an ice cream sundae. Choose from Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry OR Strawberry. With hundreds n thousands, chocolate bites and a pink wafer.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Smoked barley and vegetable Falafel with hummus and tanini (3 pieces) $12.00
  • For 2 or more people . This is the best option to enjoy many wonderful tastes and the variey of our cuisine . Please advise your waiter if you have an allergy or special diet.
  • Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding $7.90
  • The famed Moroccan casserole, with Simo's spices and served with your choice of Arabic rice, couscous or smoked barley and fresh salad
  • Simos $25.00 per person
    • Chef's choice, with selection of dips and bread
  • Medium $7.50
  • Passion and Lime Parfait $7.90
  • Seafood chowder $13.50
  • 1/2 Scoop Chips $1.70
  • 2 Hot Dog $26.00
  • Plain $3.50
  • 1 Hot Dog $6.00
  • Extra Meat $1.20
  • 4 Mini Donuts $2.00
  • 2 Plain Donuts $26.00
  • Crumbed Prawn $0.80
  • Chocolate sundae $4.90 / $6.90
    • 2 scoops (Small) / 3 scoops (Large)
  • Double Chocolate mousse $5.90
  • Veggie Burger $10.90
    • Grilled Vegetable pattie with Lettuce, Cheese and Tomato
  • B.L.T.(grilled bacon, lettuce and tomato) $10.90
    • Served on lightly toasted Turkish bread
  • Chicken Schnitzel burger $12.90
    • Lemon Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel with Lettuce and Tomato. Add Bacon (2 rashers) $2.00. Add Avocado $2.00
  • Date Scone $4.40
  • Gourmet Beef Burger $13.90
    • Grilled Beef Pattie, Lettuce, Tomato,Red Onion, Camembert Cheese and Classic Tomato Sauce. Add bacon (2 rashers) $2.00
  • Chocolate fruit fondue (4 Seasonal Fruits) $11.90 / $19.90
    • for 1 person / for 2 person
  • PRAWN PAKORAS $18.00
    • Prawns dipped in a chickpea flour with herbs and spices, then deep-fried. Eight pieces per portion.
  • LAMB TIKKA MASALA $22.00
    • Lamb tikka cooked in a mild sauce with masala spices, prepared with cholesterol free vegetable oil, a selection of spices and cream. A mild lamb preparation with pistachio, cashews and almond curry sauce garnished with almonds.
  • PANEER SHIMALA MIRCH $18.00
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a vegetable gravy with herbs and spices, fresh tomatoes, capsicum and finished with cream.
  • NAAN $3.50
    • Leavened bread made of refined flour and baked in the Tandoor.
  • LAMB BOMBAY $23.00
    • Chunks of lamb cooked in a vegetable gravy with freshly ground spices, cream and fresh coriander.
  • TANDOORI PRANTHA $4.50
    • Wholemeal flourbread with lashings of clarified butter and ground fenugreek leaves.
  • FISH TIKKA $15.00
    • Chunks of Gurnard fish marinated in a yoghurt sauce with herbs and spices, cooked in the Tandoor. Five pieces per portion.
  • BALTI DANSAK CHICKEN $21.00
    • Chicken pieces simmered with black lentils. Tempered with vegetable gravy, herbs and spices and cream. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
  • Prawn Pakora $16.90
    • Prawn dipped in spices and chick pea batter then deep fried in oil. Ten pieces per portion.
  • Vegetable Korma $14.90
    • Mix Vegetables and cottage cheese simmered in a mild gravy.
  • Chicken Korma $10.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices
  • Goa Prawn $18.90
    • Popular dish from West of India, prawn cooked with coconut milk,capsicum, tomato, cream and spices.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.90
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce.
  • Vegetarian platter for two $16.90
    • Two pieces of vegetable samosa, onion Bhaji, vegetable Pakora and Paneer Pakora.
  • Kadai Paneer $15.90
    • Cottage cheese, onion & capsicum seasoned with spice and cooked in onion gravy
  • Lamb Vindloo $10.00
    • Very hot lamb curry prepared with vinegar and spices.
  • Bacon & Banana $19.50
    • stacked on a toasted wholemeal, cheese scone or French toast, then drizzled with maple syrup
  • Toasted Sandwich $7.00
    • served on 3 slices of bread, your choice of fillings
  • Bacon & Eggs, Potato cake, mini sausages, tomato, mushroom & toast $19.50
  • Omelette 3 $15.50
    • eggs served with your choice of fillings
  • with meal, Jam, Yogurt, Cream, Sauce or Chutney $1.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • either ham, bacon, smoked salmon or spinach & feta served with hollandaise
  • Cheesy French Toasted Sandwich $18.50
    • with your choice of fillings served with homemade chutney & a side garnish of salad
  • Homemade Hash Brown $18.50
    • served with spinach & smoked salmon then topped with 2 poached eggs & hollandaise
  • Chips + salsa $4.50
  • Snack nachos $6.90
    • With melted queso cheese
  • Bowl $12.90
    • Naked burrito in a bowl
  • cheese $1.50
  • Burrito
  • ●Corn chips
  • Vegetarian
    • Grilled capsicum and red onion, fresh guacamole and black beans
  • -Meat quesadilla $7.90
  • -Beef Chicken
  • Seafood Deluxe $17.00
  • Vegetarian Satay $13.00
  • Char Se Ew Stir Fried Noodles
  • Spicy Bamboo Pork $17.00
  • Pineapple Stir Fry
  • Satay Noodle Soup $14.00
  • -Beef, Chicken Or Pork $16.00
  • Butter Chicken (Med) $13.90
  • Palak Paneer (Med) $12.90
  • Onion Bhajees (7pcs) $5.50
  • Vegetable Jaffrani Biryani (Med) $13.90
  • Lamb Tikka (5pcs) $8.50
  • Vegetable Kadhai (Med) $12.90
  • Southern Railway Lamb Curry (Med) $14.90
  • Lamb Shahjahan Curry (Med) $14.90
  • Nachos $10.00
    • Cheese Nacho’s topped with melted cheese, Waimairi’s Own Nacho Mince, Sour Cream & Nacho Sauce
  • Clubhouse Breakfast $12.00
    • Bacon, Sausages, Hash-Brown, Grilled Tomato, Grilled Mushrooms, Egg, Toast & Jam.
  • Waimairi Beach Fish & Chips $ 10.00
    • Beer Battered Fried Fillets & Chips. Served with a side Salad.
  • Bar Snack Menu
    • Take a look at the Bar Snack Menu for lighter options like Fries, Wedges, Toasted Sandwiches.
  • Hash-Browns $ 1.50
  • Green Salad $ 4.00
  • Homemade Pies, Savouries & Sausage Rolls
    • Made fresh, on site, every day.
  • Sausages (2) $ 1.50
  • BBQ Plum Ribs $16.50
  • Salmon Alfresco $18 Med / $21 Lge
    • Cold smoked salmon, fresh basil and thinly sliced potatoes.
  • Veggie Mama $18 Med / $21 Lge
    • Caramelised onions with balsamic vinegar and feta, topped with shaved parmesan and rocket
  • Vege $18.00
    • Sundried tomatoes, olives, red onion, roast pumpkin and rocket in a basil pesto sauce topped with feta and parmesan
  • Pork and Kumara Croquettes $13.00
    • Delicious pulled pork and kumara crumbed in parmesan and Winne's herbs, served with ginger, soy chilli dipping sauce.
  • Souvlaki - Chicken or Lamb
    • Peanut satay base, sundried tomatoes, onions topped with lettuce, tomato, garlic, red onion and yoghurt
  • Florentina
    • Smoked chicken, cashew nuts, apricot preserve, cream cheese and rosemary
  • Italian Flat Bread $8.00
    • With olives, herbs and parmesan
  • Ramen (hot & Spicy Noodle)
  • -Medium $8.00
  • Kebab Sandwich $6.00
    • Choice of Chicken, lamb or mix meat
  • -Small $6.00
  • Obento $14.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, rice with cutlet, potato salad & vegetables served in a luxury container
  • Shish kebab Dish
  • -Ramen with bowl of rice $8.50
  • - snack: $9.50
  • Becks Burger $12.00
    • Beef pattie with caramelised onion, tomato, cheese, salad, aioli and chips.
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Poached eggs and bacon on sour dough with hollandaise or Poached eggs and Portabello mushroom on sour dough with hollandaise.
  • Eye Fillet $36.00
    • Cooked to your liking on potato and parsnip mash with wilted spinach, crumbed stuffed Portobello mushroom and roasted shallots finished in red wine jus.
  • Crumbed Stuffed Mushrooms $22.50
    • Portabello mushroom in a parmesan crust filled with pumpkin puree. Served with potato and leek rosti, wilted spinach and roasted shallots.
  • Chicken Breast $28.50
    • Cashew nut and herb stuffed chicken breast encased in filo pastry with parsnip and potato mash. Served with seasonal vegetables and sherry gravy.
  • Beef Hot Pot $12.00
    • Tasty beef hot pot served with potato mash with bread.
  • Fish and Chips $12.00
    • Beer battered fish served with chips, a petite salad and tartare.
  • Southern Style Fried Chicken Wings $13.50
    • Served with petite salad, sour cream and sweet chilli.
  • Spice & sour soup with pork, shrimp & tofu (small/ large) $8.00/ $20.00
  • Plain egg foo young with mixed vegetables $15.00
  • Chicken with cashew nuts $18.00
  • Egg Foo young with chicken/ beef $23.00
  • Spiced fried chicken nibbles $8.00
    • 6pcs
  • Hong kong style prawn toast $8.00
    • 4pcs
  • Steamed chinese BBQ pork buns $7.00
    • 3 pcs
  • Seafood & scrambled egg fried noodles/ Ho fun/ rice noodles $19.00
  • Add chicken $7.50
  • PORT LEVY $24.00
    • Shredded braised spiced lamb with mint, mozzarella, currants & a yoghurt swirl
  • Arancini $13.00
    • deep fried risotto balls with rich tomato sauce (ask for today’s flavour)
  • Vege Burger $26.50
    • Seasonal vegetable fritter, Halloumi, slaw, mango chutney & fries
  • Garden Salad $12.5
    • A selection of fresh seasonal ingredients sourced locally
  • BURNHAM $24.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, pepperoni, olives, red onion & mushrooms
  • Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Lightly dressed cos lettuce, bacon, anchovies, garlic croutons, parmesan cheese & a poached egg
  • Half & half add $2.00
Little Italy Restaurant

Little Italy Restaurant

location

Address

119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033592930

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 11:30 - 21:00 Monday 11:30 - 21:00 Tuesday 11:30 - 21:00 Wednesday 11:30 - 21:00 Thursday 11:30 - 21:00 Friday 11:30 - 21:00 Saturday 11:30 - 21:00
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand
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